Copper seedeater

The copper seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was lumped with the pearly-bellied seedeater, (S. pileata) and known together as the capped seedeater before being split in February 2012.

Copper seedeater
Male at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil
A young female at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. bouvreuil
Binomial name
Sporophila bouvreuil

It is found Brazil and Suriname. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References
  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Sporophila bouvreuil (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103817972A119482130. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103817972A119482130.en. Downloaded on 13 March 2018.
  • South American Classification Committee (February 8, 2012). "Proposal (#502) to South American Classification Committee – Split Sporophila pileata from S. bouvreuil". Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  • Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2010) Geographical and seasonal distribution of the Seedeaters Sporophila bouvreuil and Sporophila pileata (Aves: Emberizidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 50 (32):517-533.
  • Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2011) Plumage variability and taxonomy of the Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae). Zootaxa, 2781: 49–62.


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